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Scotland NHS executive received £378,000 redundancy pay on retirement
BBC Scotland reported that Mary Morgan, former chief executive of NHS National Services Scotland, received a £378,000 contractual redundancy payment when she retired in May.
Mary Morgan, former chief executive of NHS National Services Scotland, received a £378,000 payment under contractual redundancy terms when she retired on 3 May, according to BBC Scotland citing the board's 2025/26 accounts1.
Morgan had led NHS NSS since 2021 after a 44-year career in the health service, the BBC reported1.
NHS NSS was merged in April into Public Services Delivery Scotland, a body set up to drive changes across health, care and the wider public sector, replacing NHS NSS and NHS Education for Scotland1.
Prof Karen Reid, previously chief executive of NHS Education for Scotland, now leads PSD Scotland1.
BBC Scotland said Morgan earned between £160,000 and £165,000 a year1.
The same accounts listed her pension Cash Equivalent Transfer Value at just over £2 million1.
In March, NHS NSS told the BBC Morgan was considering her options under national workforce policies after her role ended; later, then-chairman Keith Redpath said she would retire on 3 May1.
A PSD Scotland spokesperson said Morgan retired after an "exceptional career" and that all payments matched her employment terms1.
The BBC said it approached Morgan, who declined to comment1.
The report noted the payment comes ahead of a planned overhaul of Scotland's NHS that could reduce the number of health boards1.